Axis 27981R1 User Manual

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Configuration PossibilitiesAXIS 5400+ / AXIS 5600+ User’s Manual 1092. Select Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View | SNMP and set SNMPv3Enabled to yes.3. Create an initial user by entering two new passwords: one authenticationpassword and one privacy password. Each password must consist of at least8 characters.4. Click the Create initial user button.Now your print server is ready to accept communication according to theSNMPv3 protocol. For further management you will need an SNMPv3management application; you use this application to configure the printserver, to create new user accounts and to control access to it. Also see“Using SNMP” on page 90.To Update the InitialUserTo update the initial user, select Admin | Network Settings | Detailed View| SNMP, enter the two passwords (one for authentication and one for privacy)and click the Update initial user button.Enabling IEEE 802.1X Port-based AuthenticationIEEE 802.1X port-based authentication enables the print server to accessa network protected by 802.1X/EAPOL (Extensible AuthenticationProtocol Over Lan). There are many EAP methods available to do this. Theone used here is EAP-TLS (EAP-Transport Layer Security).To gain access to the protected network, the print server presents itscertificate to the network switch and the network switch presents itscertificate to the print server. If both certificates are approved, thenetwork switch allows access on a preconfigured port.Security SettingsIEEE 802.1XTo enable and configure the IEEE 802.1X security settings, selectAdmin | Security Settings | 802.1X.Certificate settings CA Certificate - The print server needs this to authenticate the certificatein the network switch. The network switch's certificate is signed by atrusted party, possibly an external Certificate Authority. The CACertificate is used by the print server to verify that the network switch'scertificate is signed by the CA, and that it is valid.